CRITERIA Exceeds Expectations ( 5 )
5) Does Not Meet
Language -Control of a variety of
structures and idioms;
Use
occasional errors may occur,
but no pattern exists.
-Text readily
comprehensible; requiring
no interpretation on the part
of the reader.
-Excellent command of
conventions of the written
language (orthography,
sentence structure,
paragraphing, and
punctuation)
-90+% grammatical
accuracy
-Register is highly
appropriate
Fluency -Series of sentences that are
well organized and
cohesive
-Transition words used to
link sentences and
make writing flow.
Quality of -Detailed and accurate
Conten information. Ideas well
develop and well
t
organized
-Treatment of the topic is
relevant and thorough.
-All information significantly
outweighs summary or mere
quotation.
-Rich, precise, idiomatic
vocabulary, ease of
expression
-Creative
Mid-HIGH (4.5) Meets Expectations Mid-LOW (2.
( 4-3 ) Expectations ( 2-1 )
-Evidence of control of -Errors occur in a -Frequent -Numerous grammatical
variety of structures variety of structures. grammatical errors errors impede
and idioms, although a may occur even in
-Text comprehensible, communication
few grammatical elementary -Text barely
but requires some
errors may occur; structures, there comprehensible
interpretation from
good to very good may be some
the reader. -Pervasive errors in
control of elementary redeeming features,
-May have errors in conventions of the
structures. such as correct
conventions of the written language
-Text comprehensible advanced structures.
written language (orthography,
requiring minimal -Text mostly
(orthography, sentence structure,
interpretation. comprehensible,
sentence structure, paragraphing and
-Conventions of the requiring minimal
paragraphing and punctuation) may
written language are interpretation on the
punctuation). interfere with written
generally correct part of the reader.
-75+% grammatical communication
-80/85% grammatical -Frequent errors in
accuracy -Less than 70% accuracy
accuracy conventions of the
-Register is generally -Minimal to no attention
-Register is written language
appropriate to register.
appropriate may be present.
-70% grammatical
accuracy
-Register may be
inappropriate
-Emerging variety of -Predominant use of -Complete yet -Generally incomplete
complete complete yet repetitive sentences. sentences. No or
sentences and repetitive sentences; Limited cohesive almost no cohesive
some cohesive some cohesive devices found. devices
devices. devices. - No transitions -Words or phrases only
-Some transitions -Few to no transition words
words make the words
writing somewhat flow.
-Information is -Information given is -Information may be -Little or no information
generally generally limited or given. Information is
accurate. accurate, inaccurate very limited and
-Treatment of the topic although there -Treatment of the mainly inaccurate
is relevant and well may be some topic may be -Treatment of the topic is
developed. inaccuracy or lack irrelevant. irrelevant
-Synthesis of of precision. -There is little -There may be no
information outweighs -Treatment of the topic synthesis of the synthesis of information.
summary or mere is generally information. -Extremely limited
quotations. relevant -Somewhat vocabulary. Its use is
-Considerable breadth -Summary or mere inadequate and/or inadequate and/or
of vocabulary. quotations of inaccurate use of inaccurate. Frequent
-Creative with few information may vocabulary. and/or constant
repetitions. outweigh synthesis -Little creativity. interference from
Sentences seem to the English
-Appropriate but basic
be repetitive. language.
vocabulary. May
contain occasional - Very little creativity. Use
interference from of translators.
the English Sentences are
language. repetitive.
- Some creativity with
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